Timeline of "A Thousand Splendid Suns" By SasThePinkman 1959 Mariam is born 1974 Mariam travels to Herat she lives in her father's house 1974 Mariam gets married to Rasheed 1978 Laila is born 1981 Tariq steps on a land mine 1989 Soviets leave Herat 1992 Tariq and Laila have sex 1992 Tariq leaves for Pakistan 1992 Laila loses her parents because a rocket hits her house, then Rasheed and Abdul tell Laila that Tariq is dead 1993 Aziza is born 1996 Talibans arrive in Herat 1997 Laila gives birth to Zalmai Rashid is his father 2001 Rasheed begins beating Mariam and Laila, Mariam kills him 2001 Tariq comes back 2001 Laila and Tariq get married 2001 Mariam dies 2002 Laila visits Mariam's old home in Herat
